District-wide Canned Food Drive
Our annual food drive to support Gleaners Community Food Bank runs through Friday, December 3. If you would like to donate food items for this event, please send in non-perishable items with your child.
Featured Items/Weeks:
Please note that these are featured items for the week. However, any non-perishable items are accepted and greatly appreciated!
Picture Retake Day is coming on December 2nd
Was your child absent on Picture day? You can still order with our Picture Day ID: EVTQV93ZQ at mylifetouch.com Want picture retakes? Simply return your original package on Picture Retake Day! Click here for more information.
ESSER III/American Rescue Plan Survey
As part of the American Rescue Plan, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Department of Education has released funding grants, called the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER), for which local education agencies (K-12) can receive additional funding to support instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Howell Public Schools is seeking feedback from all district and community stakeholders to help determine how the district should best utilize the upcoming round of funding made available through the American Rescue Plan (ESSER III). Please take a few moments to complete a short survey the district has put together to gather stakeholder feedback. You can find the survey at https://bit.ly/3cnPEpt.
Second Semester Enrollment Changes
The district's second-semester enrollment change window is now open. If you would like to change your child's enrollment for the second semester (in-person to virtual or virtual to in-person), please complete the enrollment change application at https://bit.ly/3opZo8i by Wednesday, December 1 at 5 p.m. If you do not wish to change your child's enrollment, you do not need to take any action. If you have questions about the enrollment change process, please contact the Highlander Virtual coordinator for your child's level (Mr. Moore - elementary, Mrs. Gehringer - middle school & Mr. Stolle for high school).
Portrait Package Refund
Our school picture photography vendor recently discovered that incorrect pricing was sent on this year’s flyer. The contents were accurate; however, families were overcharged for your child's school pictures. Those that purchased a school portrait package will be receiving an overpayment refund from Lifetouch. If you purchased by credit card or PayPal, the refund will be credited back to the card/account used. If you paid by check or cash, you will receive a refund check in the mail. Please click here for more information.
World Kindness Day 2021/Counselor’s Corner: Jeanie Nemeth
Last Saturday, November 13th was World Kindness Day. World Kindness Day is all about promoting and encouraging good deeds in your home, classroom, and community. An ancient Storyteller, Aesop once said, “No act of Kindness, however small, will go unnoticed.” Taking time to celebrate kindness reminds us all that together we can have a positive impact on the people around us. There are hundreds of ways to show someone that you care. You may show kindness without even realizing it! This week especially, look for opportunities to show that you care by performing acts of kindness. Here are a few simple ideas for how you can continue the conversation about kindness at home:
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Challenge your family to do 100 acts of kindness.
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Create a Kindness Jar.
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Read Books on Kindness
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“The Invisible Boy” by Trudy Ludwig
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“Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon” by Patty Lovell
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“Horton Hears a Who” by Dr. Seuss
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“Have You Filled a Bucket Today?” by Carol McCloud
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“The Very Frustrated Monster” by Andi Green
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“Kindness Snippet Jar” by Diane Alber
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Write a letter to a soldier.
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Using sidewalk chalk, leave positive messages on the sidewalk for your neighbors.
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Do yard work for an elderly neighbor. Collect the leaves or shovel the snow from the driveway.
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Let someone else in the line go in front of you at the grocery store.
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Give a hot (or cold) beverage to a mail man.
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Give thank you notes to police officers, teachers, your mail person, etc.
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Surprise a neighbor with some baked goods.
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